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XLConnect (version 1.0.7)

getDefinedNames-methods: Retrieving defined names in a workbook

Description

Retrieves the defined names in a workbook.

Usage

# S4 method for workbook
getDefinedNames(object, validOnly)

Arguments

object

The workbook to use

validOnly

If validOnly = TRUE only names with valid references are returned. Valid references are ones not starting with #REF! or #NULL! - which could result e.g. due to a missing sheet reference. The default value for validOnly is TRUE.

Author

Martin Studer
Mirai Solutions GmbH https://mirai-solutions.ch

See Also

workbook, createName, removeName, existsName, readNamedRegion,
writeNamedRegion

Examples

Run this code
if (FALSE) {
# mtcars xlsx file from demoFiles subfolder of package XLConnect
mtcarsFile <- system.file("demoFiles/mtcars.xlsx", package = "XLConnect")

# Load workbook
wb <- loadWorkbook(mtcarsFile)

# Retrieve defined names with valid references
getDefinedNames(wb)
}

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